Online Proofing

What is it?
It's a very, very simple way for clients to approve their artwork online.

How does it work?
Upload your Print Ready PDF files to the Job Summary > Internal Brief. When the files are in place, you'll see a new status 038:

Simply change the job to Status 038 and you'll be able to choose who to send the proof too, and personalise the email you send:

What then?
The client will receive an email inviting them to approve their design. When they follow the link, they'll be taken directly to the proofing screen.

The new BulletProof Approval screen
When they click the link, they'll see all pages in their design. (It doesn't matter whether you upload a multi-page file, or many single-page files, Flyerlink shows them in the right order):

They can click to enlarge, which shows a huge watermarked, jpeg preview of their design. Or, using their mouse, they can rollover to see 4x magnification:

They can download a watermarked, flattened medium-resolution PDF to test print on their own printer by pressing the Download Proof button:

When they're done checking, they can Approve with no changes, or request changes. Flyerlink will notify you with a newsfeed and email and change the status accordingly. If they've approved, the files will be move to the filestore ready for you to 081. If they request changes, we won't copy the files back so you don't accidentally 081 them (although, if you 071 them first, they'll be copied back).

We show the order acceptance tick box too, if they haven't already signed an order form or accepted the terms & conditions of the order. (If they have, we hide that section).

What if they want changes?
We let them know that changes may be charged at your usual hourly rate. If you want to change this, go to Workgroup > Admin > Workgroup and set what you want in Hourly Artwork Rate::

Can they annotate the proof?
Following client and franchise feedback, customers found SmartReview difficult to learn and complex to use. We've dumbed-down the interface of BulletProof to be as simple as possible. This means its not possible to see colour-separations, make measurements or add annotations.

Where can I view their changes?
Every time you upload a file and change the status to 038, we make a new revision. We keep hold of the previous revisions and you can view them at any time. Go to Workgroup > Jobs > View/Amend > Online Proofs to see the current proof and any customer changes:

Can I make this their default proof type?
You can choose a default proof type for all your customers at Workgroup > Admin > Workgroup and choosing an option from the Default Proof Type: dropdown:

You can now also choose a default proof type for an individual customer, from the Nuts & Bolts section of the Customer screen. Choose Workgroup Default to use the settings for your whole workgroup, or set each customer individually:

Both these setting apply to new jobs created from now.

Anything else?
Sometimes the person placing the order isn't the person who needs to check the design. That's why we've added a "Send to colleague" feature:

This lets the customer enter the email address of anyone they'd like to send the proof to (they don't need to be a my.printing.com user, or be listed in Flyerlink). We'll send a link on their behalf, which allows that person to view the proof, approve or request changes. (They won't have access to the rest of the client's account - just the ability to check the proof). Everyone is notified when they've done it.

Does the client have to sign in to approve?
No, we send them a secure token which enables them to see the Proof without signing in.

What if the client already supplied the file?

If the client supplied the file, we recommend preflighting the file and sending them back a FileCheck Results proof. See article 6091 for more info.

What about templates?
The user editing the templates approves the file online. If an administator needs to 'sign off' artwork see How do I set up administrators & what can they do?

Does it work with BrandDemand/Orderlink microsites?
Yep.